Submitted 4 days ago by eezeebee@lemmy.ca to games@lemmy.world
Steam is having a Racing Fest sale until August 4th and I thought I might like to try. I used to play a lot of Gran Turismo 2 and 3 back in the day, especially the rally modes.
Any recommendations for me? Prefer anything under $10, no EA games, no Ubisoft games, and realistic although it’s not as important.
I’m also interested in Garfield Kart - Furious Racing if anyone has an opinion on that.
Another vote for Assetto Corsa. Ultimate is not the lowest price it’s ever been but still worthy of the price IMO considering how many hundreds (cough thousands) of hours I’ve gotten out of it. If you do get AC, I’d highly recommend a few things: Content Manager: AC is great because of all of the mods it has built up over the years, but everything starts with Ilja’s (x4fab’s) Content Manager (now referring to as CM). This is an alternate (better) launcher and enables the use of the Custom Shaders Patch. Custom Shaders Patch: CSP brings a whole bunch of advanced settings and capabilities for everything from visuals to physics to how your driver reacts as you drive, weather and more. Both CM and CSP have free and paid versions so you can try them and if you like it you can pay a few bucks (literally) and unlock a whole bunch of additional features. I highly recommend both of these at the very least. The previous CM link has instructions on getting a full CM license through Itch.io. CSP can be obtained via the linked Patreon. Pure: This is an advanced weather controller from Peter Boese that utilizes CSP’s capabilities to bring fantastic dynamic weather, scheduled conditions, and absolutely beautiful skydomes. I also highly recommend this not only because Peter is awesome, but it’s also incredibly cheap. Peter also made an earlier weather controller known as Sol, but that is now outdated and completely outclassed by Pure. Don’t forget, in game rain comes from paid CSP, not Pure! Lots of people mix the two up since this is a weather controller.
Beyond that, you will find tons and tons of free and paid mods for cars, tracks, track skins and extensions, post-processing (PP) filters (to make the game look even better), sounds, etc. If you want it, it probably exists.
Wreckfest is stupid fun but more arcade than realism.
Assettto Corsa is a steal at $5. It’s a bit older, but there is a ton of community made content.
These vary between arcade and simulation racing, and things in between. For some (Assetto Corsa games, Automobilista, WRC and Dirt Rally games) a racing wheel is highly recommended.
Shout-out for Tokyo Xtreme Racer! I’m bummed it isn’t on sale though. It’s a remake of a game I was hooked on in highschool. You drive around highways looking for other street racers, then you flash your lights at em, and your off. Good times.
As everyone else said, Aseto Corsa but I find it’s only good if you have wheels and pedals already.
I don’t remember who makes the Forza games, but imo, except for Grand Tourismo, they have the best controller experience out there. Forza Horizons 5 is a bit arcadey but still realistic-ish, and does rally and road racing but not circuit. And it’s Microsoft locked. Forza motorsport is bad, don’t waste money there and its even more Microsoft locked.
AeroGPX or BallisticNG if you are into that, thank me later
Redout 2 if you're into futuristic racers. It's a lot of fun.
How’s Redout 2 compared to the first one? I have the original, but have been on the fence with the sequel.
It's a more polished version of the first, its not that different. If you liked the first you'll enjoy the 2nd
You suck at parking is a neat game. Well worth the $4 they are asking for it right now. It’s not a typical racing game, more like a souped up hot wheels track.
Automobilista 2, Dirt Rally 2.0, and assetto corsa / assetto corsa competitzione are all super fun. Idk what’s actually on sale though.
From all the racers I‘ve played, DiRT 2 and GRiD 2 are probably my favos, and Forza Horizon 4 is also really good. But the former two are EA now that Codemasters has been bought (although they weren‘t on release) and FH4 is delisted so…
Dirt 2 is a game that I have really enjoyed being shit at.
You probably mean Dirt Rally 2, I meant the original DiRT 2, which is pretty arcade-y and easy.
If you’ve got a wheel and pedals, F1 2019 is pretty fun and doesn’t have a lot of the forced online hoops you need to jump through for later editions like 2024.
Mate, that game ain’t sold no more
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This kinda isn’t in the same genre as normal racing. But Lonely Mountain Downhill is a game where you’re mountain biking and trying to go faster and faster to beat certain goals or personal records. It’s adorable and fun
Trackmania
eezeebee@lemmy.ca 4 hours ago
Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. In case anyone sees this and is wondering, I picked up Assetto Corsa. The price was right and it looks like what I’m looking for, for now.
I also will keep an eye on BallisticNG and a few others.
Shout out to the kind Lemming who donated their spare key for Garfield Kart - Furious Racing to me. I’ll leave them unnamed in case they don’t want the attention. I’ve been playing and enjoying it!